The successful candidate will:

•       Hold QTS and a relevant degree.

•        Have proven experience in EYFS or primary teaching, ideally within a special or autism-specific setting.

•        Demonstrate strong leadership skills and the ability to support, inspire and nurture others.

•        Have advanced understanding of autism and experience implementing specialist approaches such as TEACCH, SCERTS, PECS, or Sensory Integration.

•        Be confident in safeguarding practice, ideally with DSL training or experience managing safeguarding cases.

•        Work effectively with pupils, families, and professionals to create inclusive, supportive learning environment

•        Have excellent inter-personal skills to ensure partnership working with our mainstream host school

•        Work with the extended leadership team to ensure equality of provision between the main school and satellite site.

•        Be flexible, empathetic, and creative, with the ability to manage multiple priorities across the site.

•        Show commitment to the school and a desire to improve and excel.

We can offer:

• Staff who are collegiate, committed to their own professional development and to improving life-long outcomes for the pupils
• The opportunity to play an active part in the school’s development
• Warm and positive working environment with a diverse school community
• Dynamic and forward-thinking Senior Leadership Team and Governing Body
• Purpose-built facilities designed to deliver a spacious, low-arousal learning environment with autism-specific facilities and resources, allowing us to support our pupil’s needs effectively.
• Individualised and comprehensive induction and training

Visits to the school are warmly encouraged. Oakleigh School is committed to safeguarding children and staff and all standard recruitment screening processes will apply to this post.